dendrite Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 During a couple of the extreme heatwaves, last spring especially dew points were desert like, A-L-E-X would know exactly when this occured but there were many days with temps higher than the HI due to such low dp's down this way. Well that is often typical of spring heat. I thought you were talking about summer. BDR lived in the 70+ dews last July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Yeah I'm confused here. I thought last summer we had dews, especially in the evenings and early mornings into the 60's to near 70F at times but they would mix down big time during the day b/c we were under a constant west/northwest flow aloft in the mid and lower levels at times. So by the afternoon hours the dews would mix out to the lower 60's...even upper 50's at times. For as hot as last summer was we saw some pretty high mixing levels which helped to allow for the dry air to mix down. Yes, that was it Paul-- it was rather like 1966, because of the westerly to northwesterly flow, which usually comes from a Bermuda High that retrogrades far enough west (into the Carolinas typically) so the clockwise circulation downslopes off the Apps and raises our temps while lowering our humidity. The best of all possible summer weather The dp did rise later on in the evenings, but we're mostly talking about during the hours of peak heating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Well that is often typical of spring heat. I thought you were talking about summer. BDR lived in the 70+ dews last July. Sorry about that, last spring was so hot, especially just to my southwest and inland, but I believe some of the highest temps all summer were obtained in the spring, perhaps in fact early spring with very very low dew points. I just remember last year as hot, and it was awesome. In fact I think we had gone 11 or 12 months above normal in a row before last December finally came in Colder than average for the month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Already +1.1 or the month, we had 0.01 measurable on Sunday, so we have not had any rain to speak of since the thunderstorms last Tuesday night, top 3 or 4 inches of soil is dry, however lawns that are cut and watered properly look fine, might be another story by Friday though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Soils are pretty dry now, at least the top few inches. Still alot of water in everything this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold214 Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 BDL didn't make it. Climo site highs... BOS 88F (heat wave fail) BDL 89F (still no 90F from this warmup) PVD 89F ORH 84F CON 90F (heat wave potential intact) PWM 87F BDR 85F BTV 87F Not very impressive. I haven't hit 90 yet this year...but not sure if that's really an anomalous thing or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I forgot...on my way to NH/VT on Saturday I stopped at Sturbridge and took some picks of the damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Sorry about that, last spring was so hot, especially just to my southwest and inland, but I believe some of the highest temps all summer were obtained in the spring, perhaps in fact early spring with very very low dew points. I just remember last year as hot, and it was awesome. 5/26 was hot, but afternoon dews were still in the 60s which I believe is above normal for that time of the year. 4/7 fit the bill with low 90s and dews in the 30s, but to get 90s in early April it is typically accompanied by very dry air since there is no foliage yet. The warmest temps for most locations were still in July though...and those heat waves were frequently accompanied by avg dews around 70F. I had many lows in the U60s to 70F which is rare for here. It was definitely a great stretch for heat though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Not very impressive. I haven't hit 90 yet this year...but not sure if that's really an anomalous thing or not. My warmest so far was 88.8F on 6/8. My only 90F (89.8F) in 2009 was at the end of April. I find I tend to run a good 5F cooler than MHT/ASH on really hot days so if they're not flirting with 95F, I'm not hitting 90F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 hot as a firecracker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 hot as a firecracker! a brutal seasonably warm +5/+2 on the max/min at BDL today. burly men growing fungus in their swampazz cracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Soils are pretty dry now, at least the top few inches. Yup, everything beginning to bake to a crust around here. 91F today. 2nd 90+ day of the year. Ties previous high of 91F back on June 8th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold214 Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 My warmest so far was 88.8F on 6/8. My only 90F (89.8F) in 2009 was at the end of April. I find I tend to run a good 5F cooler than MHT/ASH on really hot days so if they're not flirting with 95F, I'm not hitting 90F. yeah I had 89 as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 My warmest so far was 88.8F on 6/8. My only 90F (89.8F) in 2009 was at the end of April. I find I tend to run a good 5F cooler than MHT/ASH on really hot days so if they're not flirting with 95F, I'm not hitting 90F. I hit 90F once here a few weeks ago... that was during the stretch when all the MOS guidance was showing several SNE climo sites hitting 100F+ and then for some reason that "heat wave" underwhelmed. However, we did have one day up here where it was like 10F hotter than the other few days and we might have been getting some compressional heating off the mountains because it was quite a dry 90F if I remember correctly for here. We were sitting in the lower to mid 80s most of the afternoon and then out of nowhere the dew point plummeted and we jumped like 5-7F over the course of an hour or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 ummm...hate to say it, but the weather has been so boring that i have been getting jealous watching the radar of the intermountain west with all the monsoon moisture... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski MRG Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Soils are pretty dry now, at least the top few inches. Soil is not even close to dry here. Sank up to the axles on the Lull today, 4wd Hercules switch FTW. Stark contrast to last summer when the fairways around here burned to a crisp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Biggest difference I ever saw was 2/24/10...I had nearly a foot of total paste on Winter Hill at >900 feet. Down near Quinsig looked like 4" of slush. Dec '08 ice storm had a massive difference too. That was all fun until it flipped to horrifying rain... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Soil is not even close to dry here. Sank up to the axles on the Lull today, 4wd Hercules switch FTW. Stark contrast to last summer when the fairways around here burned to a crisp. Well your area and parts of ne mass have had some rains, but soils are getting a little dry here. Certainly no drought by any means, but top soil dries out quick in early July sun and near 90F temps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Heat wave potential for ASH, LWM, BOS, CON, and FIT. 91, 91, 90, 90, 90 respectively at those sites today. We're down to 4ASH: 91, 90 LWM: 91, 90 CON: 90, 90 FIT: 90, 90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 KFIT is keeping the hope for a torrid heat wave in July alive... 2 straight days of 90F... possible one Weds, but BOX has them at 88 for a high Was at the batting cages in Lancaster and it was pretty warm over there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 I'm a little slow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 5 fantastic days of camping, tubing, big fish catching, partying now over. Only a passing shower all weekend just perfect. Totally burnt from the sun and water. Best summer ever continues..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 69.2f/65F here attm Actually running the AC upstairs until the bedrooms cool off a bit. Gorgeous midsummer night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski MRG Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 63/59, very nice evening, no a/c required here in GC. Forest cooled air FTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 63/59, very nice evening, no a/c required here in GC. Forest cooled air FTW. Yeah, my wife is not happy I have the AC on. I want full on winter in my bedroom. Icicles, breath showing, etc. Glad it is cooler for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowNH Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 God this weather is so boring.. We need a 'cane in the Atlantic! I'd love to go back in time to an '05 season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherMA Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Yeah, my wife is not happy I have the AC on. I want full on winter in my bedroom. Icicles, breath showing, etc. Glad it is cooler for you 66-67 is perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski MRG Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Yeah, my wife is not happy I have the AC on. I want full on winter in my bedroom. Icicles, breath showing, etc. Glad it is cooler for you 60/58, very comfortable, good sleeping weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Already +1.1 or the month, we had 0.01 measurable on Sunday, so we have not had any rain to speak of since the thunderstorms last Tuesday night, top 3 or 4 inches of soil is dry, however lawns that are cut and watered properly look fine, might be another story by Friday though. There's quite a big gradient in temperatures early on, so far running the opposite of last month. BOS is +2.1F, but NYC is -0.1F. I don't see many below normal days coming, though....we're probably all between 1-2F above after this week. Soil is not even close to dry here. Sank up to the axles on the Lull today, 4wd Hercules switch FTW. Stark contrast to last summer when the fairways around here burned to a crisp. I think most of the precipitation Saturday night/Sunday was running on a NW-SE axis, so some of it has missed Boston metro as it's moved through Upstate NY, into the Berkshires, and through NYC. We must have had close to 2" of rain in the northern Poconos this past weekend, although the station here picked up only .28" just outside of NYC. I have a feeling some of it is terrain-enhanced thunderstorms, as the area of NE PA where my parents have the lake house always seems to see a lot more frequent afternoon thunderstorms...we had several rounds starting early Sunday morning and lasting much of the day. Soils are wet in the Poconos, and I'd say about average here in NYC metro where I have the vegetable garden. I'm certainly not worried about the corn or eggplants getting dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowNH Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Anybody see 00z NAM at 84 hours? TS time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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